He Pamplona City Hall presented the Action plan in case of snowfall for this winter, which will have thirteen vehicles And four sweepersin addition to other human and technical resources. This plan is organized into four levels of emergency and coordinates the action of the various administrations, entities And concession companies municipal services in order to minimize the effects of snow and ice in the city.
As a novelty, we opted for the purchase of a ecological flowmore respectful of environment and less aggressive with sensitive structures such as bridges or areas subject to corrosion.
The objective of the plan is ensure security citizens before adverse weather conditions by snow, and its implementation ensures good coordination among the public services And private who must intervene. In addition, it includes a system of prevention and the diffusion of self-protection measures.
Among the priority objectives of the plan are the maintenance of road in the main accesses to the city, the the public road which connect the neighborhoods and main streets of each; ensure the public transport operation by bus; and guarantee the sidewalk safety and pedestrian crossings.
He director of the Security and Citizen Cohabitation area, Juan Manuel Gil Larequiaccompanied by other officials of the Consistory, visited the municipal facilities where the necessary resources are stored, such as silos salt in the region Trinitarians.
The Plan benefits from the collaboration of organizations and entities such as the Government of Navarra, Red Cross, DYAand miscellaneous dealers municipal services, as well as security forces such as the Pamplona Municipal Police and the Civil Protection Service.
Resource distribution: THE vehicles of the plan are divided into road cleaning equipment distributed in city areas to optimize resources and improve procedures coordination and controlthrough the use of portophones. The Consistory has two silos with a capacity of 100 tons of salt each, and additional resources such as 350 tonnes of bulk salt.
Emergency phases: The plan envisages four levels of emergency:
- Level 0: Activation if frost or snow is forecast. The use of material and human resources is coordinated.
- Level 1: It activates when unfavorable weather conditions are real, with ice or light snowfall.
- Level 2: When snowfall is widespread, but can be handled with ordinary resources.
- Level 3: It is activated in the event of snowfall of more than 20 centimeters, with serious alterations to services, mobilizing additional resources.
This plan, which has as priority security and the roadensures that Pamplona is prepared for all bad weather.
